Definition

1. Noun:
   • Echo: A sound that is reflected off a surface and heard again. This is an archaic term in Vietnamese, now largely replaced by "tiếng vang" or "âm vang".

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong hang động sâu, chúng tôi nghe thấy hồi thanh của tiếng nói mình. (In the deep cave, we heard the echo of our voices.)
  • Hồi thanh từ vách núi vọng lại rất rõ. (The echo from the cliff face came back very clearly.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is considered archaic () and is rarely used in modern, everyday Vietnamese. It is primarily encountered in classical literature, poetry, or historical texts.
• In contemporary language, "tiếng vang", "âm vang", or simply "vang" are the standard terms for "echo".

Variants and Related Words

• Tiếng vang (n): Echo (modern, common term).
• Âm vang (n): Resonance, echo.
• Vang (v): To resound, to echo.
• Dội lại (v): To reverberate, to echo back.

Synonyms

• Tiếng dội: Reverberation.
• Âm thanh phản xạ: Reflected sound.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Vang như chuông: To sound clear as a bell (describing a clear, resonant sound, not specifically an echo).
• While there are no common idioms using the exact term "hồi thanh", the concept of echo is used metaphorically in phrases like:
  • Lời nói có tiếng vang: Words have repercussions (literally, "words have an echo").

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